(2) those watching: “Calling out violations of the prohibition of the use of force is not only required under international law, but also *for* international law.” @diekjobst.bsky.social voelkerrechtsblog.org/de/the-life-...

Two recent, very interesting pieces on why it matters how international law is spoken about, both: (1) by the aggressor: “A system of rules can survive some hypocrisy, but nihilism will bring it down.” @oonahathaway.bsky.social @scottjshapiro.bsky.social www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... and

They probably saw the ILC's mandate, which includes the progressive development of international law and (falsely) assumed it was too woke. In practice this just means the US now has less influence on the development of international norms which will bind the US.

I had low expectations but wow, this is disappointing

Bewusst homofeindliche Äußerungen hat er selbst erlebt, niemand hat eingegriffen: Kai Wörner war Anwalt, jetzt ist er Unternehmensjurist – und setzt sich für #Diversity in der Rechtswelt ein.

In his contribution to the 📣 #Symposium on the #ICRC's Customary IHL Study twenty years on📣, Stanislau Lashkevich sketches a calibrated reading of state practice that aims to complement, rather than displace, the Study’s universalist method.✨️ voelkerrechtsblog.org/beyond-headc...

@diekjobst.bsky.social, @rosalauterbach.bsky.social and Paulina Rob introduce the joint series between #ArticlesofWar and @voelkerrechtsblog.org, which highlights the contested terrain of customary international humanitarian law two decades after the ICRC’s Study was first published.

Since its publication in 2005, #ICRC Study of Customary #IHL has assumed an authoritative position in the identification and application of the law of #armedconflict. lieber.westpoint.edu/revisiting-c...

Rouven Diekjobst (@diekjobst.bsky.social), Rosa-Lena Lauterbach (@rosalauterbach.bsky.social) and Paulina Rob kick off our #Symposium on customary IHL. Find out more about its reflections from scholarship and the exciting articles coming up! 💭✨️ voelkerrechtsblog.org/revisiting-c...

📣 Our new #Symposium, hosted by #Ö and #ArticlesOfWar (@articlesofwar.bsky.social)! On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the #ICRC's customary IHL study, its authority, methodology, and relevance will be analyzed from various angles. Read more here✨️: voelkerrechtsblog.org/symposium/re...

The Geneva Conventions, adopted 76 years ago today and ratified worldwide, are the backbone of international humanitarian law. They: 🔹 Protect those who are not or no longer fighting. 🔹 Save lives and reduce suffering. Even in armed conflicts, humanity must prevail.

Sachen gibt's: Wenn man die Skalierung der Achse ändert, ist auf einmal der Balken beim Linksextremismus länger.

That was quick even for Marko's standards

Für die aktuelle Folge des #Völkerrechtspodcasts habe ich @rosalauterbach.bsky.social zum Thema Hungersnot in bewaffneten Konflikten interviewt! Konkret geht es um Belagerungen, Blockaden und das Verbot des Aushungerns der Zivilbevölkerung im Kontext der bewaffneten Konflikte in Gaza und im Sudan. 👇

Why are attacks in wars often carried out on religious holidays? Because adversaries are less prepared? Is there a legal prohibition under IHL? @diekjobst.bsky.social on @voelkerrechtsblog.org voelkerrechtsblog.org/sacred-days-...

📃 @diekjobst.bsky.social examines the relationship between religion, armed conflict, and time. #CustomaryInternationalLaw, #InternationalHumanitarianLaw, #Religion voelkerrechtsblog.org/sacred-days-...

Unbelievable! Miloš Vec (University of Vienna) discovers today in @voelkerrechtsblog.org the namesake of the “unable and unwilling” doctrine, the completely forgotten Abel Nathan Willing, who died on 1 April 1925. voelkerrechtsblog.org/remembering-...

Highly recommend this piece by @diekjobst.bsky.social for its important contextualisation of Merz‘ invitation that goes beyond the q of (il)legality and beyond Germany; because sometimes, well-meaning advice „to beware“ does benefit from some fleshing out. Right, Caesar?

Happy to share that I wrote the March-Editorial for @voelkerrechtsblog.org, though the occasion is not happy at all: in February, Friedrich #Merz invited #Netanyahu to Germany, stating that he'd "find ways" to prevent his arrest. I analyse this openly admitted breach of PIL in its broader context! 👇

Oh wow, Pistorius is really going for it ‘I had a speech prepared on the topic of the conference. But I have to react to the VP’s speech’.

The President of the ICJ has resigned. There will be an election to fill his seat. /1 www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

Sollte eine Abtreibung zulässig sein, wenn bei dem Fötus/Embryo eine potenzielle Behinderung festgestellt wird? THERESIA DEGENER und VANESSA BLIECKE halten eine solche eigenständige embryopathische Indikation für völkerrechts- und verfassungswidrig. verfassungsblog.de/abtreibung-e...

Perfect occasion for a first post where the sky is blue: 8 days left to send us your abstracts on the ICRC‘s Study of Customary IHL. The Study turns 20 next year, and we are planning a workshop for young academics in Bochum to address critical issues. Find out more: iipsl.jura.uni-koeln.de/yrw-2025

"Die gesetzliche Regelung zur Wiederaufnahme des Strafverfahrens zuungunsten des Freigesprochenen in § 362 Nr. 5 StPO ist verfassungswidrig." www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/P...

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